Author: National Geographic Learning
Brand: Lee & Low Books
Edition: 1
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 40
Release Date: 23-06-2010
Details: Product Description
Crazy Horse's Vision (PB)
Review
After his Lakota tribe is attacked by white soldiers, Crazy Horse, called Curly in his youth, goes on a "vision quest". Though he neglects the proper procedure for such a quest, the young man nevertheless succeeds. The vision that comes to him guides him through life. S.D. Nelson's bold illustrations were inspired by paintings done in the ledger book style of the Plains Indians. The illustrator himself is of Lakota Indian descent. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Gold Award.
Reviewed by Kemie Nix, Parents' Choice® 2000 --From Parents' Choice®
From the Inside Flap
Crazy Horse is among the best known Native American heroes. Yet many people do not know that his boyhood name was Curly, inspired by his curly hair. Curly was a leader even as a young boy, but his bravery could not prepare him for the trouble he and the other Lakota faced from the white settlers. After a fierce battle that mortally wounded Chief Conquering Bear, Curly felt called to help his people. So he defied traditional custom and ran away to seek a vision. Three days went by. Finally, as an exhausted Curly collapsed on the ground, the vision camea rider suspended above the ground and voices coming from nowhere. It took three years for Curly to understand his vision, and this long journey gave him the strength and leadership to guide his people. Because of this powerful vision, Curlys father renamed him Crazy Horse.
About the Author
JOSEPH BRUCHAC is among the most respected and widely published Native American authors, with over 100 titles in print, including the popular Keepers of the Earth series and Lee & Low's Killer of Enemies trilogy, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. A Rockefeller Fellow and an NEA Poetry Writing Fellow, Bruchac has received numerous recognitions over his long-standing career; including the Native Writers' Circle of the Americas Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to writing, Bruchac is an editor at Greenfield Review Press, a literary publishing house he co-founded with his wife. He lives in Greenfield Center, New York. To find out more about Joseph Bruchac, visit josephbruchac.com.
S.D. NELSON collaborated with Joseph Bruchac as illustrator of Crazy Horse's Vision and Jim Thorpe's Bright Path. He is also the author and illustrator of many picture book stories inspired by the traditions of his Lakota heritage--including Gift Horse, winner of the Parents' Choice Award, and The Star People, an Oppenheim Gold Award winner. A former middle school art teacher, Nelson is now a full-time artist whose artwork appears on book jackets, greeting cards, and CD covers, and whose paintings are held in both private and public collections. He is of Lakota (Sioux) descent and lives with his wife in Chandler, Arizona. Visit him online at sdnelson.net.
EAN: 9781584302827
Package Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
Languages: English
